Once again, the year has sped by with witblitz speed. Heritage Day is due to rumble around again, and South Africans based at home and abroad are gearing up to…
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As a South African expat abroad, you’ve probably encountered more than a few stereotypes about your homeland. These usually cause us to laugh or roll our eyes in disbelief. Let’s…
Saving for your retirement is one of the most important things you can do during your working career. Most people know about saving for retirement through pension funds, but there…
You’ve likely heard by now that tax emigration is in and financial emigration is out, which begs the question, “How has exchange control changed for non-tax residents?”. Unfortunately, as a…
Ask anyone who hasn’t tasted or heard of blood orange or bloedlemoen if they know what the somewhat macabre-sounding fruit is, and they will probably recoil in horror. Who on…
We all enjoy a glossy magazine; there’s something quite seductive about flicking through its pages, reading interesting snippets of information, relatable stories, and, of course, drooling over the recipes. At…
If there’s money involved you can be sure that the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is all over it, like white on rice. Whether it’s money you’ve made from employment,…
Bunny chow, or the bunny, however you prefer to call it, is quite simply delicious South African grub. There is much debate over who officially invented the bunny chow, and…
For South Africans who have completed tax emigration because they have permanently relocated abroad, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is now issuing confirmation of tax non-residency letters. South African bureaucratic institutions…
Retirement vs living annuities – what’s the deal and what’s the difference? While both are intended to fund your post-working years, they become relevant at different times of your life….